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5 Things We Need To Know About Disabled Voters And The 2020 Elections

Forbes publishes a column noting that Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research will issue a report analyzing voter turnout.

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Andrew Pulrang
Forbes
People With Disabilities Are a Big Voter Bloc—It Should Be Easier for Them to Vote

NBC LX interviews Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about the growing electorate and persistent barriers to voting.

Tuesday, November 3, 2020
NBC LX Staff
NBC LX
Voters With Disabilities Can Change It All

WDET Radio interviews Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about the number of Michigan voters with disabilities and how they can swing elections.

Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Sascha Raiyn
WDET Radio
10 Questions Disabled Americans Should Ask Themselves Before Voting

Forbes summarizes several recent studies by Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.

Friday, October 30, 2020
Andrew Pulrang
Forbes
For nearly 3 million disabled Texans, voting this year is even harder

The Texas Tribune writes about voter accessibility problems, quoting Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.

Friday, October 30, 2020
Trinady Joslin
The Texas Tribune
Pandemic Raises, Lowers Hurdles for Voters with Disabilities

Stateline, a publication of The Pew Charitable Trusts, interviews Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research. | USA Today republishes the story

Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Elaine S. Povich
Stateline
Voting While “Mentally Ill”: A Legacy of Discrimination

Mad in America explores the legal and practical barriers facing voters with a psychiatric diagnosis, quoting Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.

Sunday, October 25, 2020
Miranda Spencer
Mad in America
The Supreme Court’s Alabama Ruling Could Disenfranchise Thousands of High Risk Voters

TIME reports a ban on curbside voting in Alabama could make it harder for people with disabilities, citing electorate projections by Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.

Friday, October 23, 2020
Madeleine Carlisle and Abigail Abrams
TIME
COVID-19 pandemic highlights barriers to disabled voters

The Billings Gazette examines voting accessibility in Montana, quoting Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research. | KPVI-TV republishes the story.

Friday, October 23, 2020
Juliana Sukut
The Billings Gazette
Voters with disabilities are increasingly large voice that could swing election, advocates say

The Record interviews Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about their report projecting the number of eligible voters with disabilities in the November 2020 elections. | New Jersey Herald republishes the story.

Thursday, October 22, 2020
Gene Myers
The Record

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